The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-17

Board of Agriculture, Etc, Etc.
(From the News and CourierJ
Inmy article of the 9th ult. Ipictured in
their own paint several of the feult- finders
with the conservative course of the Sen
ate during its last session, who, when
held up to their own and the observation
of the public, were so shocked to see
themselves as other people saw them that
they sought shelter by attempting to
convince the public that their short
comings were nothing but my abuse.
Strange mode of abuse this, merely to
Gull from ones own words and exples-
sions Save through the generous ex-
ercise of the advantage of few gallant
and impartial headlines, Capt. Tillman
has thus far been the only one to reply.
He says that ''there is an old saying that
it is the dog who is hit that howls, " and
s'only the truth hurts" If Capt. Till
man is correct, then must not this be tho
reason why "his dislike to trespass any
more on the patience of your readers is
overcome by the necessity of replying to
the letter of Col. l.. w. Youmans?" He
evidences the vitality of his movement
by calling attention to the "cOmmunica-
tions which have from time to time ep-
peared in your columns" This citation
only proves, perhaps, that Tilman die
tatlon and the sweet assurances of get
ting in on the home stretch may be more
potent III certain quarters than, it is be-
heved by one OF your correspondents,
will be his letters to prominent followers
in Chester, urging them to criticise and
condemn Senator Patterson for not
voting to turn out the present board of
agriculture merely to allow Capt Till
man and his crew chance to get into
the public cheese and become tax-eatcrs
Capt. Tillman raised tho CRY Of catch
thief against the present board, nnd then
nominated himself for one Of their sue
cessors; but the postponement by the
Senate of the bill to reorganize the
board, to use his own expression, will
compel him to caterwaul on the oittside
for at least one year more before he be-
comes tax-eater, however severe and
distasteful it may be to poor farmor
startling Cry, 81 can't get out! / can't
get out!" But, like the disappointed
otfice-seeker, 81 can't get in! ] can't get
in!' Capt. Iillman became so frantic on
the war-path that, in his desire to take
my scalp, he first said [ had poured
forth regular broadsida CT mlsstatu-
ments, and afterwards defended himself
by admitting nearly all OF them. At
least hc only positively denied the truth
OF one, and afterwards admitted in sub
stance the correctness of that statement,
''that he was sclf-confessedly miserable
failure in the management Of his own
farm" He intimates that L had great
deal OF brass, and that my head was
added by the commissioners good
liquor, because L considered his charges
against the commissioner and board of
agriculture "reckless and faliaci0us."
And supposing that he was as large in
the eyes of every one else as he is in his
own, he intimates that in speaking of
the disciples of Henry George [ could
not possibly have reference to any one
else but himself. One who is so modest
as to assume the championship OF the
rights and interests OF three-fourths of
our citizens, and to caution our United
States Senators that they must study in
the "Iillman Catechism" if ethey desire
to hold their seats, should not be so
Ignorant. Had Capt. Tillman been at
all posted on the current topics Of the
day, he would have known that he was
not the man who said he agreed with
Henry George as far as no could in his
defence of the masses against the classes.
AS to my statement (Which he positively
denles) "tbat he is sclf-confossedly
miserable failure III the management of
his own farm" L shall draw the record
on him.
Capt. Tillman's letter, February 2,
Mt &c,
brazen and unblushing, in his further
assertion that am self confcssedly a
miserable failure i'll the management of
my own farm. [ have never made any
such confession, and have only said [
did not feel competent to teach othcrs,
and that after seventeen years hard
study L did not know how to farm
Capt Tillman's speech, April 20, 1886:
"These farmers cry in pitiful chorus
'We can't get out! we can't get outn [
have been in that Bastile myself. [ have
felt the waters rising higher and higher,
and looked forward without hopo as
failure after failure in the cotton crop
left nothing with which to even pay in
terest. l had to sell some land. / claim
no inspiration but common sense, and
that has been burnt into me by getting
IN debt, rcnting to negroes, and making
cotton on bought food For horses and
hands. L Itill do not know how to farm. "
ooh, what q tangled web VIC weave
When first we practice to deceive"
Win the Captain still deny his confcs-
sion OF failure? If so, then who or what
was 1t that did fail? Was it the Govern
ment, the board of agriculture or the
senate? Or was it the extravagant, i'm
beclle and incompetent cotton crop that
clouded itself in cutie fish dy6 nrd
you'd not gr"v, regardless of the ia ,t
that the poor farmer had to stint md
could not eve,l pay interest? / ann I oi
to the reason of the public if n MN ~
whose cotton crop failed year after ysor
so that he could not even paw in. Srest e,si
and does not yet know how tn faryN
should be placed on the State board Of
agriculture?
Is such man n proper parsonage to
com ;nission to travel in other Statee
without limit rs to the expenditure OF
public funds to investigate the practical
operations Of agricultural colleges? The
Rihle talls nd that he who was foith f,,l